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The Problem of Identifying Goats and Cattle
The general custom is to have a shep dressed and distributed to a group of families, thus providing each family with a ration of meat for one day a week. The president of the village has what is called a tassel, which is a string of mannikins in imitation of goats or cattle, made of wood and leather. Every stock owner must provide a mannikin to be left in the safe keeping of the president of theVillage With whom it is registered. Any animals that have not this individual symbol of identification cannot be claimed by him.